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TimeZones

by GuerrillaIM
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I have a contact form on a page I am marketing to USA & Canada.

On the form the visitor specifies a time they would like to be called so I have added a drop down where they can select their timezone.

However, being from the UK where we are conveniently all in the same timezone, I am getting a little confused.

If the drop down has the following values would it make sense to most americans/canadians or is it confusing?

Options:
Mountain Time
Pacific Time
Eastern Time
Central Time
Atlantic Time

Do I have to differentiate between daylight saving and standard time?

Thanks for the help.
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM View Post

    I have a contact form on a page I am marketing to USA & Canada.

    On the form the visitor specifies a time they would like to be called so I have added a drop down where they can select their timezone.

    However, being from the UK where we are conveniently all in the same timezone, I am getting a little confused.

    If the drop down has the following values would it make sense to most americans/canadians or is it confusing?

    Options:
    Mountain Time
    Pacific Time
    Eastern Time
    Central Time
    Atlantic Time

    Do I have to differentiate between daylight saving and standard time?

    Thanks for the help.
    Hope this may help in some way Time Zones

    Jason
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    • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
      Originally Posted by Regional Warrior View Post

      Hope this may help in some way Time Zones

      Jason
      Unfortunately not.

      My question is "if those timezones I listed were in a drop down would that make sense to the majority of American/Canadians or do I have to specify between daylight savings time and standard time or perhaps use different wording?"

      Not having spent any time in USA I don't know what is the normal way of presenting these options.
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  • Profile picture of the author ZachWaldman
    It's fine the way you have it.
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  • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
    Well for one thing you left out two US and one Canadian time zones on your list!

    In Hawaii we do not observe Daylight Savings Time (no reason to!), and is in HST all year. GMT -10.

    Most of Alaska is in AKST during the winter, AKDT during the summer. GMT -9 and GMT -8 respectively.

    Newfoundland has its own time zone, NST during the winter and NDT during the summer. GMT - 3:30 and GMT - 2:30 respectively.

    Otherwise they are as follows:

    Pacific - PST in winter, PDT in summer. GMT - 8 and GMT -7.
    Mountain - MST in winter, MDT in summer. GMT -7 and GMT -6. The state of Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
    Central - CST in winter, CDT in summer. GMT - 6 and GMT -5. The province of Saskatchewan does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
    Eastern - EST in winter, EDT in summer. GMT -5 and GMT -4.
    Atlantic - AST in winter, ADT in summer. GMT - 4 and GMT -3. This is a Canadian time zone for the Atlantic provinces and parts of Labrador.

    Hope that helps (or completely confuses you!)

    Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    Thanks Bill.

    I does seem very confusing to me. I know what time of year it is so what would be the simplest options to give in the drop down?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Also, keep in mind: the descending order of the minus hours is exactly as Bill posted above, starting from Pacific > Atlantic.

    Not in the order of the OP... that would be 'confusing'
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